U.S. Economy

In this week's episode, Mark takes a quick look back at Fed wisdom in the year 2000 versus 2024.

Social Security is headed for reduced benefits, and no amount of political rhetoric or even tax increases will solve that problem. The numbers do not lie.

Political and economic elites predicted a doomsday scenario when Trump was elected in 2016, but the reality of his presidency didn’t come close to matching the apocalyptic rhetoric that accompanied it.

Mark Thornton talks about the Federal Reserve's Reverse Repo Operations.

Government efforts to expand “aggregate demand” involve new spending and money creation. In reality, these activities destroy wealth in the name of expanding it.

By borrowing money and “creating” new jobs, the government is creating the illusion of a strong economy. This does not end well.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho are joined by Mises Institute Fellow Jonathan Newman to discuss economic fake news, featuring a cameo by Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez.

Because Keynesian theory has triumphed in the economics world, people are subject to the worst kind of government intervention in the economy. Debunking Keynes is the first step toward economic sanity.

Government efforts to expand “aggregate demand” involve new spending and money creation. In reality, these activities destroy wealth in the name of expanding it.

When it comes to housing, the solution to the problem of affordability is rather straightforward: build more. Slapping price controls on housing in the form of “rent control” only makes things worse.